arstechnica.com— Gone will be the days of relaxing on the couch while watching TV, only to frantically jump up and turn the volume down when a particularly loud commercial comes on.
Jan 18, 2007View in Crawl 4
jo42...yeah, and just a mere days after others watch it.I guess when you have no friends it is not a big deal. But people with friends sometimes like to talk about shows. And people don't want to wait 2 days for you to watch.
Because the TV stations AREN'T doing it. If anyone is doing it, it is the commercials.You think that the stations are manually operated anymore, and that there is a guy sitting there with his hand on the volume control knob waiting for commercials to come on?
broomett,I didn't say anyone is sitting there with a volume knob. Der. More likely there are volume parameters in the signal for each signal (tv shows and commercials) that could possibly alter the master volume that the viewer hears.The best example of averting this crap is to buy a TV like a Magnavox with "SmartSound" that keeps the volume even throughout all signals. I still have a Magnavox from 1990 that does this perfectly, so I can only imagine that it's just as good as or better than that today.
Just so you know, for 3D audio, all that is required is 2 speakers.A good engineer can duplicate with just 2 speakers (stereo) everything that you think you can hear through a 5.1, 7.1 or 9.1 surround system. Yes... even creating sounds that sound like they are coming from above, below or behind you. Its freaky. Sound is invisible, and as much as you want to believe you think you can tell where sound is coming from, psychoacoustics PROVES that humans can't.Make no mistake, 90% of 5.1 systems are a sham, and if a particular unit is not, chances are good that you are going to set it up wrong anyway. Keep it simple. 2 ears, 2 speakers. If you want, call it mono-surround, but no one needs more than 2 speakers to have an awesome theater experience in the home.
As for the head on ad.It's obviously working (sort of) because you are talking about it - hell its not shown in the UK and I know what you're on about.Then again maybe it annoys people so much they'd rather boycott the product hmmm.If anyone is from the UK they'll remember how annoying the DFS ads used to be or the dammn crazy frog.
I think a huge class action lawsuit against the advertisers for carpal tunnel syndrome might get some attention!! I get tired of grabbing my remote every 8 minutes.
What if the people who make commercials were growing concerned that someone would make a dvr that would record media and omit the commercials by using the elevated volume levels. Heck, I'd use that technology even if it failed to record portions of a program. Just a thought...Hey, remember when cable TV had no commercials and the only way you could get them was through the networks? Sure glad they made them available to the average joe.
whipnetJan 19, 2007
I remember commercials for a TV in the 1980's that did this. It auto adjusted volume levels for this very reason. *
lordfoulJan 19, 2007
I personally can't wait for it. I hate the volume fluctuations between programs and commercials. Bring it on!
Closed AccountJan 19, 2007
jo42...yeah, and just a mere days after others watch it.I guess when you have no friends it is not a big deal. But people with friends sometimes like to talk about shows. And people don't want to wait 2 days for you to watch.
Closed AccountJan 19, 2007
Because the TV stations AREN'T doing it. If anyone is doing it, it is the commercials.You think that the stations are manually operated anymore, and that there is a guy sitting there with his hand on the volume control knob waiting for commercials to come on?
roberto_deneeroJan 19, 2007
broomett,I didn't say anyone is sitting there with a volume knob. Der. More likely there are volume parameters in the signal for each signal (tv shows and commercials) that could possibly alter the master volume that the viewer hears.The best example of averting this crap is to buy a TV like a Magnavox with "SmartSound" that keeps the volume even throughout all signals. I still have a Magnavox from 1990 that does this perfectly, so I can only imagine that it's just as good as or better than that today.
madformadnessJan 19, 2007
Finally.
catmistakeJan 19, 2007
Just so you know, for 3D audio, all that is required is 2 speakers.A good engineer can duplicate with just 2 speakers (stereo) everything that you think you can hear through a 5.1, 7.1 or 9.1 surround system. Yes... even creating sounds that sound like they are coming from above, below or behind you. Its freaky. Sound is invisible, and as much as you want to believe you think you can tell where sound is coming from, psychoacoustics PROVES that humans can't.Make no mistake, 90% of 5.1 systems are a sham, and if a particular unit is not, chances are good that you are going to set it up wrong anyway. Keep it simple. 2 ears, 2 speakers. If you want, call it mono-surround, but no one needs more than 2 speakers to have an awesome theater experience in the home.
fofusionJan 21, 2007
As for the head on ad.It's obviously working (sort of) because you are talking about it - hell its not shown in the UK and I know what you're on about.Then again maybe it annoys people so much they'd rather boycott the product hmmm.If anyone is from the UK they'll remember how annoying the DFS ads used to be or the dammn crazy frog.
nitrohawkFeb 19, 2008
I think a huge class action lawsuit against the advertisers for carpal tunnel syndrome might get some attention!! I get tired of grabbing my remote every 8 minutes.
rustycatkenyonNov 3, 2008
Would you be interested in selling the old Magnavox?
diggaboodonesFeb 5, 2009
What if the people who make commercials were growing concerned that someone would make a dvr that would record media and omit the commercials by using the elevated volume levels. Heck, I'd use that technology even if it failed to record portions of a program. Just a thought...Hey, remember when cable TV had no commercials and the only way you could get them was through the networks? Sure glad they made them available to the average joe.